Ships and SHip replacements

Sun Feb 16, 2003 2:46 am by blitzy

OKay i am going to voice my concerns right now (flame away if you wish)

What is up with the freelancer ships they are the most Butt ugly backwards things i have seen. it's not gonna stop me from playing however but it would increase my enjoyment by having and ever slick aero-dynamic fighter than somthing that looks like it's droped off a leaper.

That being said and done .. has anyone riped apart the beta and seen weather or not is posiable to replace the shpis with custom models?

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Sun Feb 16, 2003 3:09 am by doggie

I know but they are trying to go for look that is not used. Most of the good looking ships are already used and use all over and with slight varation. The look would be unque to Freelancer and refeshing.

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Sun Feb 16, 2003 3:20 am by dredloch

Yah, many ships are not very aerodynamic looking and some are down right ugly (like the Britonia "Cockroach" freighter). However, I think it is great that each system's ships have a unique look.

Sun Feb 16, 2003 4:13 am by thehugg

No air resistance in space so shape shouldn't matter. However shields would likely radiate in a globe central point OR follow the surface of some conductive surface. Solid thick forms should be more easily covered by a shield than something with multiple surfaces angles..... just a brain bubble bursting the the surface .....

Sun Feb 16, 2003 4:14 am by the_stampede

They're so "ugly" because there's no need to be aerodynamic in space

Sun Feb 16, 2003 5:15 am by cgdreamerx

What about landing on a planet? Since you pretty much do need to be aerodynamic to do that, the ships would burn in the atmosphere and land like a thump on the ground.

I pity da foo, thug, o villian that trys takin' over da world, then comes home cryin' to his mamma!
-Mr. T

Sun Feb 16, 2003 5:33 am by Tachyon

Actually the docking ring acts as a "hole" in the atmosphere (that's a really bad analogy) to prevent just that. All the ships are pretty much large bricks when it comes to reentry aerodynamics

Sun Feb 16, 2003 5:46 am by cgdreamerx

Ahh sweet, so they already have that planned out! You just made my day

I pity da foo, thug, o villian that trys takin' over da world, then comes home cryin' to his mamma!
-Mr. T

Sun Feb 16, 2003 2:54 pm by Kahar

You ever seen one of the "roaches" fight though? Those are pretty damn good in a furball

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Sun Feb 16, 2003 5:44 pm by Godlike Entity

i think the blockyness of some ships is good, it makes them look sturdily built

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